history

Planted at 1500 feet on the volcanic, granitic hillside of our property in Plymouth, Amador County. The Cobb Vineyard Zinfandel is an homage to “Buck” Cobb from whom we purchased the vineyard and the Karly property in Amador. We even added a little bi-plane symbol to the label to commemorate Buck’s time as an aerobatic pilot! The rocky conditions and more extreme weather (including snow) in this dry-farmed vineyard make for a hearty, robust Zinfandel.

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DETAILS

• AVA: Amador

• Sub-AVA: Shenandoah Valley

• Soil: Granitic, Volcanic

• Elevation: 1,500’

• Plantings: 1980s, 2001, 2013

• Varieties: Zinfandel, Petite Syrah, Mataro, Alicante Bouchet

• Viticulture: Head-trained, dry-farmed, hand harvested

• Fermentation: Native yeast

• Barrels: 80% used oak, 20% new, 80% French oak, 20% American

• Aging: 15 months in barrel

• Bottled unfined and unfiltered

• First Turley Vintage: 2012

• Serving Temp: 55-65ºF

• Release: Spring

• Availability: Members, Amador tasting room, limited restaurant distribution